Creating comcast connecting to Laptop (moved by AM)

junlee · #1 November 21st, 2007, 04:17 AM

hi i just bought a new laptop annd i cant seem to make a connection to my comcast.
Can someone help me trought it with a list of steps
Ty

**AnnMarie** · #2 November 21st, 2007, 06:20 AM

How do you connect junlee, cable, dsl or wireless?

junlee · #3 November 21st, 2007, 04:22 PM

Through cable. I plug it in and it tried to make a connection for me but it failed.

**AnnMarie** · #4 November 21st, 2007, 10:17 PM

What error message do you get?

junlee · #5 November 22nd, 2007, 03:00 AM

The computer has limited or no connectivity
you might not be able to access the internet or some network resources

**AnnMarie** · #6 November 22nd, 2007, 05:48 AM

Ok, check your settings, see here.

junlee · #7 November 22nd, 2007, 04:17 PM

ok it work. now how can i set up a wireless connection in my laptop. I have a wireless router belkin F5D7230-4 . I tried using the installation disc and it tells me to reboot. so i did. but the the install never resume after reboot. And when i try to install again they give me the same message. How can i resolve this?

**AnnMarie** · #8 November 22nd, 2007, 10:29 PM

Is your new laptop wireless ready? Also is the router already installed on another machine?

junlee · #9 November 24th, 2007, 04:19 PM

Yes i install the router for the desktop. I dont really understand what you mean by wireless ready. My laptop is wireless.

**AnnMarie** · #10 November 24th, 2007, 09:54 PM

Ok, if the Router is already installed on your Desktop, it doesnt need to be installed on your laptop.

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I dont really understand what you mean by wireless ready. My laptop is wireless.

Some laptops are wireless ready, in other words they come with a wireless network card built in. If this is not the case, a wireless network adaptor is needed before a wireless connection can be made.

Networking is not really an area I have much experience in junlee so I am transferring your topic to our Networking Forum for more help. In the meantime, please post the make and model of your laptop.

junlee · #11 November 25th, 2007, 06:20 AM

Ok here is my laptops model.

Model: extensa 5620-6830

**z1p** · #12 November 25th, 2007, 05:30 PM

Have you enabled the wireless feature on your laptop? There is often a physical button to turn wireless on and off.

Does the front of your laptop look like the attached picture? If so look at the two button labeled 5 in the picture, one of them should have an icon that looks a little like a satellite dish (a small dot and a bigger circle with a line). This button controls the wireless card for the laptop.

junlee · #13 November 25th, 2007, 06:37 PM

Ok i do have it. I turn it on but it still say limited or no excess to internet.

**z1p** · #14 November 26th, 2007, 01:32 AM

Does your wireless network adapter show up in the devices manager? Does it have a '?' or '!' on it?

What are you using to configure the wireless, XP zero config tool or some other tool?

junlee · #15 November 26th, 2007, 03:38 AM

There was a ? or !.
Im not really sure what i used because i tried many thing and it wont work.
I tried insatlling from the my belkin router to my laptop but it keeps telling me to reboot.
So i tried the wireless setup in my desktop xp. That didn work either.